Investing in UK prosperity: skills, infrastructure and innovation can get us out of the current stasis

Besley, Timothy and Van Reenen, John
(2013)
Investing in UK prosperity: skills, infrastructure and innovation can get us out of the current stasis.British Politics and Policy at LSE
(31 Jan 2013).
Blog Entry.

Abstract

The latest GDP figures confirm that the UK economy has essentially been flat-lining for the five years since the financial crisis began. The UK’s inability to achieve sustainable growth is rooted in longer-term problems arising from a failure to invest, notably in skills, infrastructure and innovation. Timothy Besley and John Van Reenen, co-chairs of the London School of Economics Growth Commission, which publishes its final report today, propose an integrated set of solutions.